PM Submission Object - David Stevens - MCU18/0019

         Estimated Daily (Monday to Friday) Traffic Accessing Val Crescent Service Driveway
                                    Transport              Daily   Daily       Daily Total
                                                           In      Out
       Morning shift staff          Car                    35      35          70
       Afternoon shift staff        Car                    25      25         50
       Night shift staff            Car                    20      20          40
       Visitors/volunteers          Car                    9       9           18
       Food                         Truck/van              2       2           4
       Refuse                       Truck (2weekly)
       Other ego Medical supplies   Truck/van              2       2           4
       Other service personnel, ego Vehicle / van          2       2           4
       tradesmen
       TOTAL                                                                   190



27.   Importantly, the additional traffic generated by the prOposal will include commercial
      vehicles such as delivery trucks, vans and trade vehicles. 12.5m long heavy rigid vehicles
      will also accessthe site, as well as refuse collection trucks.
28.   This is an unacceptable level and type of daily traffic for a narrow local road (ending in a
      cui de sac) which, pursuant to the Planning Scheme, is only intended to service residents
      who live in the street.
29.   As a result of the increased traffic, the risk of traffic accidents involving other vehicles,
      pedestrians and cyclists will increase.
30.   The main accesspoint of the centre will be located on a street used by my children to
      walk or ride to school. The children also ride bicycles and scooters in the street and the
      extra commercial traffic load will prevent them from doing this safely.


CONSTRUCTION
      The developer has indicated that the proposed commercial entrance to the property will
      be used during construction as the site entrance. The implications of this are extremely
      negative and I can see them asfollows ...


31.   The street will be used for all soil removal trucks - quick estimation of 6-8k cubic meters
      of fill to be removed requiring approx. 2k truck movements. The removal of fill will be
      followed by concrete truck (23t - 28t GVWR) deliveries. The current road surface in Val
      Crescent will not support this heavy traffic flow as it is already showing signs of shifting
      with the slight domestic traffic ( see image below).




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